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Back burner
Administration's library allocation,
low on priority list, shows neglect
The university's library system seems to be low on the
list of priorities. The USC library had to buy two-thirds
less books in 1985 than in 1974 because the administration
decided, for some reason, not to keep increases in support
even with increases in prices of books.
Kenneth Toombs, director of libraries, said the libraries'
biggest problem is providing materials for graduate studies
and research. The university's promotion of research and
expansion of facilities, such as the new graduate sciences,
engineering and cancer research centers, does not jibe with
the lack of support for the libraries, where important
research background is stored.
And the money allocated has to pay for all of the
libraries on campus. That includes Thomas Cooper, South
Caroliniana and the law and medical school libraries. Not
many schools have such an extensive library system as
USC's. The administration should be proud, and strive to
keep them in top condition. How can we continue to remain
outstanding in our schools of medicine, law,
business, etc., if we don't have the supplies to keep them
up-to-date and in-thc-know?
The U.S. Senate recently awarded the Law School an
$800,(XX) endowment for a new chair in constitutional law.
How will it look if we have a renowned expert in constitutional
law here, and no up-to-date books in the law
library?
President Holderman said in a Faculty Senate meeting
mat is in a position ot catching up and must work on
getting an increased research flow. Isn't an extensive
library an integral part of a strong research program?
USC is ranked 91 in total expenditures of all libraries in
North America. Shouldn't the libraries on this campus get
just as much support as all the new programs? What is the
use of having these brand-new research centers, when they
are backed by outdated research manuals and a limited
store of periodicals in the libraries on the same campus?
Hopefully, with the increase in research grants in the
past 10 years from $13 million to $30 million dollars, the
administration will realize that they have neglected the
library system and channel some more monev its wav. I In
til then, we'll have to sit in wonder at how such a precious
learning tool could be just pushed aside.
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With the upcoming holiday, wc should
rcflect on those things for which we arc
thankful. Some of those things are not
material, but can mean the most to us. We
shouldn't think about the size or cost of the
turkey and the table spread, but what the
gathering of our loved ones means to us.
For example, 1 remember Thanksgiving
Day meals during my child'ood. My mom
and sisters would spend the morning in the
kitchen preparing some of the food. They
would drift between the kitchen and the living
room, where my father and I would spend the
morning watching the Macy's parade on
television, and then a football game or two.
Later, we would all dress properly for the big
occasion. Then, my family: my parents, my
three sisters and 1 would journey across the
street to my grandparents' house.
Once inside, my mom and sisters would
help my grandmother, who also spent the
morning in the kitchen, to put the meal on the
table, part of which we had carried over.
Everyone had their duties. Grandpa would
stun the turkey, cook it and carve it. Dad
would help where he could, while 1 helped my
sisters set the table and said the blessing
before the meal.
The kitchen and living room were warm
from the oven. My grandma's oven always
got its workout from the pumpkin pie and the
Letters to th<
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To the editor: writing o
I am writing in response to the The pi
letter about the graffiti letter the rcspc
published in the Nov. 17 issue of that is of
The Gamecock. Although 1 do pie, the
not condone the actions of the in- fulfilled
dividual or individuals who our scho
"challpd nil rvprv w:ill sniH lhi?ir arti
walkway," I feel the author of graffiti
the letter does not understand the eoinmen
responsibility of The Gamecock
to print all news.
The graffitist was probably inspired
by the recent failure of the
Summit talks in Iceland. The purpose
for The Gamecock's atten- ?
tion about the graffiti was to
show student awareness concern- CdU?2
ing the subject of nuclear war. I
saw the graffiti, "Nuclear War To the e
How Close," on a sidewalk out- The m
side the fraternity quadrangle, "Freed
and it provoked me to think crusade1
about the frightening subicct of distiniuii
nuclear war, and its threat to all acquirer
living creatures. rcputatic
I admire Mr. Armstrong's love Cosby, ;
for the USC campus and I too all tool
have a three-year affection with USC, ju
this school, but the school's team is.
newspaper has a responsibility to national
print the news, whether good or tion it m
bad, and 1 feel the subject of stu- Prior
dent awareness warrants USC wa
attention. lege. Th
At times I feel The Gamecock man's d
draws attention to many subjects highly ii
which arc not really the thought the No.
provoking issues that college nation a
students desire. However, draw- school,
j ing attention to the subject of mcnt rai
nuclear war deserves praise and nation
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Kditor in Chief
two letters per month by l.indu Taylor
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By Bobby Jones
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banana-nut bread and from other deserts she
would bake throughout the year.
When we sat down to eat, it all looked so
good at the well-prepared table. The white,
hand crocheted table cloth, the polished
silver, the cranberry juice, the turkey and
dressing, the mashed potatoes, the sweet
potatoes, the beans, the corn, the pies, as well
as the tea and coffee. 1 always ate the
drumsticks, which at times seemed to be bigger
than me. But the one thing I will never
forget about all those meals was the banananut
bread handmade by my grandmother.
As the years went on, grandma made the
bread from canned ingredients; something I
never knew until after she had passed away. I
cion i ininK sne ioia mc oecause me love sne
had for me stood in the way.
I remember other times throughout the year
> editor
i. I do feel the graffitist work. USC is the only t
/e expressed himself in a in the nation to have ha
istructive fashion, but at tcrnational Studies As
time Armstrong wanted headquarters, at the
e to shoot a person for Center, two terms cons<
n a wall. The engineering compli
aint is newspapers have completion, will be on
msibility to publish news most advanced in the n:
any concern to the peo- personally attacking
refore The Gamecock Holderman and his met
their responsibility to students are, in effeel
iol when they published they do not wish to bei
cle and picture about the respected academic insti
and they should be At a time when the wo
tied. stHtr r?f rhan? ?
Africa arc under constar
Frank Coughlin sion; Afghan rebels st
Junior, English remain free; Palestinian
wander aimlessly in th
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QC a |ncc continue to proliferate
>tSo Q ludo holocaust ? the student
can find no better causi
ditor: tify with, in such mass,
et result of Paul Perkins Perkins' crusade. LJ
om of Information students re-evaluate thi
is the loss of a and political priorities,
shed professor and the be just another "state
ncnt of a tarnished Hopefully, as we near C
mi. Madame Sadat, Bill Santa Claus will surf
ind Henry Kissenger are Gamecock with actual r
s of advertisement for thy stories!
st as the varsity football
it use.: is to become a Kudwui
ly acknowledged institu- Freshman, internution
ust initially pay the price.
to President Holderman, D|of*l# iflQiAir
is just another state col- Dldl?K Vlt#Wg.
rough President Holder- a?
ynamism USC now ranks IS fiypuCrlTII
1 various fields. We have
1 MIB's program in the To the editor:
long with our journalism At this time 1 would 1
Our chemistry depart- dress an issue that m
liked in the top 10 in the some of you; the issue
last year for doctoral prejudice and segregatic
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mories remain 4
after she had just made a batch of cookies or
an apple pic and I would drop by to visit. She
would always let me have that cookie or piece
of pie that was supposed to "ruin your
supper."
As we approach another Thanksgiving holiday,
my mom was asking what the menu
should include, and without thinking the first
food to escape my mouth was "Banana-nut
bread." Since grandma's death, we've had
banana-nut bread. Even though my mother is
a great cook, it won't be the same. The fact
that it won't come from my grandmother's
kitchen is the disheartening fact. ^
The times have changed since grandma has w
passed away. Everyone shares in the making
of the dinner, even / will have a hand in making
the meal this Thanksgiving.
It s no longer a big deal tor mc to see the
parade. However I still watch a football game
or two. All of my sisters arc married, two live
out-of-state. Sometimes we go to their housqs
for the holiday or they come to ours. Most of
the time, not all of them can come over at
once. We invite my grandfather to our house
for the meal. But the fact is we don't all get
together for the holiday anymore. ^ !
So when people ask me what I have to be
thankful for, I tell them ? memories.
Bobby Jones is Datebook editor of The
Gamecock.
inivcrsity always felt that all races should
d the In- be equal and that the Civil Rights
sociation Act was passed to achieve this
Byrnes standard. However, it seems to
icutively. me that racial equality can't be
ex, upon achieved since some blacks
e of the choose to segregate themselves
ation. By from the bulk of society. One exPresident
ample of such segregation is The
hods, the Miss Black America Pageant. I
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long to a pageant since blacks have comtution.
peted (and have also won) the
rid is in a Miss America Pageant. Also, is it
of South not racial discrimination to
it oppres- refuse someone the right to enter
ruggle to a competition due to race? There I
i refugees also exist organizations that seem |
e Middle intent upon segregating blacks.
lent from One of these organizations is the
rpowers" NAACP (National Association
a nuclear for Advancement of Colored
;s of USC People.) One can only imagine
c to iden- what would happen if NAACP
than the stood for the National Associa
Intil the tion for Advancement of Caucaeir
moral sian People.
USC will Really people, get a grip, it's
college." the Cosby Age, everyone is not
hristmas, trying to supress you. USC has
>rise The had black student body officers, ^
lews wor- there is equal opportunity for all w '
races to attend college, there are
prominent blacks in all facets of
i Ifalluha life, and the list of black opporul
studies tunity and achievement goes on. i
just do not understand why, now
ifTfiill't ,'iat ^ierc 's 8reatcr potential
lUllll than ever for racial equality,
some blacks choose to segregate
#OI themselves from the rest of society.
Why not try to achieve advancement
for the human race as
ike to ad- a whole?
ay shock
of social Timothy Bradley ^ ^
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Datehook hditor Production
Hobby Jones Murk Armstrong
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Bill Rogers Assistant Advertising Manager
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